[ She'd say he reacts just like she'd expect someone raised by a-Cheng, but that would be reducing the complexity of what she feels to see him recoil in harmless embarrassment. The dog ears don't help, so cute yet out-of-place that she has to bite down a laugh as not to make him even more self-conscious.
When Zixuan reaches for her, it's a good distraction to that effect. The motion of being moved is easy with repeated practice; she takes her place beside him with a murmured thanks. Her robes get a quick dust-off once she's stood, and she takes a steadying breath. ]
That's good. You haven't been here long, then?
[ She's not going to fix a-Ling's robes, but she wants to. ]
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When Zixuan reaches for her, it's a good distraction to that effect. The motion of being moved is easy with repeated practice; she takes her place beside him with a murmured thanks. Her robes get a quick dust-off once she's stood, and she takes a steadying breath. ]
That's good. You haven't been here long, then?
[ She's not going to fix a-Ling's robes, but she wants to. ]